Number of Programs with Completers

The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 188 Associate, 2,205 Bachelor's, 1,528 Master's, 50 Doctorate (research), 69 Doctorate (professional), 161 12-week Certificate, 126 Post-BS Certificate, and 173 Post-MS Certificate were awareded by WSU.
Number of ProgramsNumber of Online ProgramsNumber of Completers
Associate11188
Bachelor's9382,205
Master's6881,528
Doctorate (research)11050
Doctorate (professional)3169
12-week Certificate332161
Post-BS Certificate120126
Post-MS Certificate223173
Total243234,500

Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)

The following table shows the best programs at Wichita State University based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
AssociateBachelorMasterDoctoral
Associate Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$28,700
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Mechanical Engineering$63,300
Computer Engineering$61,800
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering$61,500
Management Information Systems$53,900
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Business Administration and Management$54,000
Communication Sciences and Disorders$46,500
Special Education and Teaching$44,800
Curriculum and Instruction$41,300
Social Work$38,300
Doctoral Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation

Popular Programs with Most Completers

The following table lists the popular programs at Wichita State University based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2023-2024.
AssociateBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate

Major Programs by Offered Degree

The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at WSU by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
AssociateBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate (Research)Doctorate (Practice)Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 3 completers-
Asian Studies/Civilization✕1-
Latin American Studies✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 0 completers-
Communication Management and Strategic Communications✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies ✕ 3 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 55 completers-
Information Technology✕14-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕41-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 8 completers-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 4 completers-
Materials Engineering✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology ✕ 9 completers-
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician✕4-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 1 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Adult Development and Aging✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 23 completers-
International/Global Studies✕3-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies✕3-
Human Computer Interaction✕15-
Sustainability Studies✕2-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✕ 0 completers-
Physical Fitness Technician✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 9 completers-
Psychology✕9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 11 completers-
Social Work✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 22 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕2-
Digital Arts✕9-
Dance✕2-
Acting✕3-
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)✕1-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 0 completers-
Public Health✕0-
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ 9 completers-
Organizational Leadership✕4-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕1-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕1-
International Business/Trade/Commerce✔1-
Management Science✕2-
Total161
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✔ 188 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✔188$28,700
Total188
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 3 completers-
Women's Studies✕3-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 41 completers$30,700
Communication✕26-
Journalism✕6-
Communication Management and Strategic Communications✕9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 108 completers-
Information Technology✕35-
Computer Science✕73-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 300 completers-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕222-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching✕3-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕6-
Art Teacher Education✕6-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✕12-
Mathematics Teacher Education✕8-
Music Teacher Education✕18-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕10-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education✕0-
Biology Teacher Education✕1-
Chemistry Teacher Education✕0-
French Language Teacher Education✕1-
History Teacher Education✕10-
Physics Teacher Education✕1-
Spanish Language Teacher Education✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 229 completers-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕58$61,500
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕25-
Computer Engineering✕17$61,800
Mechanical Engineering✕61$63,300
Industrial Engineering✕23-
Manufacturing Engineering✕13-
Electrical and Computer Engineering✕32-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology ✕ 22 completers-
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)✕22-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 7 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕6-
Applied Linguistics✕1-
French Language and Literature✕0-
Spanish Language and Literature✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 23 completers$13,400
English Language and Literature✕12$13,400
Creative Writing✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✔ (1 completers) 81 completers-
General Studies✔81-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 130 completers$22,900
Biology/Biological Sciences✕68$22,900
Biochemistry✕7-
Exercise Physiology✕55-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 10 completers-
Mathematics✕7-
Applied Mathematics (other)✕2-
Mathematics and Statistics✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 3 completers-
Mathematics and Computer Science✕0-
International/Global Studies✕3-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✕ 39 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕39-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 0 completers-
Philosophy✕0-
Religion/Religious Studies✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 16 completers-
Chemistry✕11-
Geology/Earth Science✕3-
Physics✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 95 completers$26,400
Psychology✕95$26,400
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting ✔ (2 completers) 96 completers$30,800
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✔70-
Homeland Security✔11-
Forensic Science and Technology✕15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 45 completers-
Social Work✕45$27,900
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 40 completers-
Anthropology✕12-
Economics✕0-
Political Science and Government✕22-
Sociology✕6$25,100
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 138 completers$20,900
Visual and Performing Arts✕29$20,900
Digital Arts✕49-
Graphic Design✕25-
Art/Art Studies✕7$22,000
Fine/Studio Arts✕6-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕1-
Music✕5-
Music Performance✕7-
Music Theory and Composition✕1-
Keyboard Instruments✕1-
Voice and Opera✕2-
Jazz/Jazz Studies✕5-
Stringed Instruments✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (2 completers) 282 completers-
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕26-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist✔56-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕34$31,100
Athletic Training/Trainer✕10-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist✕21-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✔135$49,700
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ (3 completers) 408 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔122$40,000
Organizational Leadership✕17-
Accounting✕75$52,300
Business/Managerial Economics✕20-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕8$34,100
Finance✕67$39,200
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕35$46,100
International Business/Trade/Commerce✔7$47,400
Marketing/Marketing Management✔57$32,700
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 7 completers-
History✕7-
Total2,205
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 3 completers-
Environmental Science✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 11 completers-
Communication✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 668 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕52-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)✕150-
Computer Science✕466-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (2 completers) 122 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✕27$41,300
Educational Leadership and Administration✕0-
Special Education and Teaching✔48$44,800
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented✔0-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕41-
Music Teacher Education✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 134 completers-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕9-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕7-
Computer Software Engineering✕1-
Mechanical Engineering✕11-
Industrial Engineering✕65-
Electrical and Computer Engineering✕41-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology ✕ 30 completers-
Engineering/Industrial Management✕30-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 5 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✔ (1 completers) 11 completers-
Adult Development and Aging✔11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 16 completers-
English Language and Literature✕9-
Creative Writing✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 9 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕5-
Exercise Physiology✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 8 completers-
Mathematics✕8-
Computational and Applied Mathematics✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 0 completers-
Computational Science✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✕ 21 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕21-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 8 completers-
Chemistry✕4-
Physics✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 28 completers-
Psychology✕8-
School Psychology✕12-
Educational Psychology✕8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting ✔ (1 completers) 14 completers$35,700
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✔14-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✔ (1 completers) 77 completers-
Public Administration✔15-
Social Work✕62$38,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 21 completers-
Anthropology✕7-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕10-
Sociology✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 31 completers-
Industrial and Product Design✕0-
Photography✕1-
Fine/Studio Arts✕0-
Painting✕0-
Sculpture✕1-
Printmaking✕2-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics✕2-
Music Performance✕7-
Music Theory and Composition✕1-
Conducting✕2-
Keyboard Instruments✕0-
Voice and Opera✕2-
Stringed Instruments✕0-
Music Pedagogy✕1-
Fine and Studio Arts Management✕12-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 89 completers-
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕23$46,500
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕14-
Physician Assistant✕49-
Nursing Science✔3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ (1 completers) 211 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔73$54,000
Accounting✕15-
Business/Managerial Economics✕0-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕33-
Management Science✕55-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)✕35-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 3 completers-
History✕3-
Total1,528
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 15 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 17 completers-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕2-
Mechanical Engineering✕2-
Industrial Engineering✕7-
Electrical and Computer Engineering✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 6 completers-
Applied Mathematics✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 3 completers-
Chemistry✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 8 completers-
Clinical Psychology✕3-
Community Psychology✕1-
Applied Psychology✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 1 completers-
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕1-
Total50
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ 69 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕5-
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕41-
Nursing Science✔23-
Total69
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 0 completers-
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 8 completers-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)✕8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 78 completers-
Materials Engineering✕2-
Systems Engineering✕33-
Industrial Engineering✕42-
Manufacturing Engineering✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences ✕ 8 completers-
Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare✕8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 1 completers-
Anthropology✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 5 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕5-
Public Health✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 26 completers-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✕20-
Management Information Systems✕6-
Total126
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 1 completers-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (1 completers) 43 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✕3-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕15-
Educational/Instructional Technology✕2-
Special Education and Teaching✔0-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕22-
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods✕1-
Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 3 completers-
Computer Software Engineering✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology ✕ 0 completers-
Nanotechnology✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 3 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Adult Development and Aging✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 2 completers-
English Language and Literature✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 3 completers-
Applied Mathematics (other)✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 41 completers-
Data Science, General✕41-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 12 completers-
Applied Behavior Analysis✕12-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✔ (1 completers) 26 completers-
Public Administration✔26-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 6 completers-
Music✕4-
Music Performance✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 5 completers-
Public Health✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 26 completers-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕18-
Management Science✕8-
Total173